A juvenile court judge Wednesday recommended Marshall Coulter, the teenager who survived being shot in the head by a Marigny homeowner, undergo evaluation at a state
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Marshall Coulter's mental competency being evaluated, sources say
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Louisiana House votes down bill to reduce size of East Baton Rouge school board
A bid to reduce the size of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s board failed for the second and likely final time Wednesday to pass
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Raid nets synthetic drugs, suspects in Orleans and Terrebonne
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They have names like "Molly" and "Spice" and the federal government wants the synthetic drugs off the street.
In 29 states, including Louisiana, federal agents conducted raids and seized synthetic designer drugs. At least 150 people were arrested.
"Hundreds of other ingredients that are included in these substances, none of which are regulated and could include everything from rat poison to substances you use to clean pipes," said Terry Davis with the DEA.
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Jury convicts Wilson in 2012 slaying
The refusal of an accomplice to abide by his plea deal and testify about a shocking carjacking-turned-killing in Algiers in 2012 didn’t help Milton “Bullet” Wilson with an Orleans Parish jury on Wednesday.
Seven women and five men deliberated for just 58 minutes before convicting Wilson, 19, of second-degree murder shortly after 2 p.m.
Wilson’s attorney, Edward Rantz, acknowledged that his client’s defense — that Wilson was merely a follower in an impromptu killing — couldn’t stand up against damning security videos that showed the crime in the early morning of Nov.
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Holy Cross development edges closer to approval
On the eve of the City Council’s third attempt at voting on a proposal to build a mid-rise development in the Lower 9th Ward, the odds appeared to be stacked against neighbors who oppose the project on the grounds that it would overwhelm their community of mostly one-story houses.
With James Gray, the councilman whose district includes the site, repeatedly declaring his support of the plan, and with Mayor Mitch Landrieu saying this week that he, too, favors the proposal, Perez Architects appears likely to leave City Hall on Thursday with permission to construct two 60-foot-high riverfront residential buildings and to redevelop an existing building into commercial and office space on the former site of Holy Cross School.
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N.O.-Orlando passenger train examined
The Southern Rail Commission has applied for a $1 million federal grant to look at the feasibility of restoring passenger train service between New Orleans and Orlando, Florida.
Amtrak’s Sunset Limited, which runs from New Orleans to Los Angeles, had a leg to Orlando until Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005.
New Orleans is served by two other long-distance trains: the Crescent, which provides daily service to Atlanta and New York, and the City of New Orleans, with daily service to Memphis and Chicago.
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Big Chief Larry Bannock, 66, dies
Larry Bannock, Big Chief of the Golden Star Hunters Mardi Gras Indian tribe, died April 30 of a heart attack. He was 66.
Bannock grew up in Gert Town and was considered a virtuoso in the art of Indian beading and performance. He was a registered master craftsman and was one of the first Indians to receive a grant to teach the sewing tradition.
In the 1980s, one of his Indian suits was selected by the Smithsonian Institution to represent New Orleans Carnival in an exhibit that toured the world.
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Nagin's wife files for bankruptcy
David Hammer / Eyewitness News
Email: dhammer@wwltv.com | Twitter: @davidhammerWWL
NEW ORLEANS -- With the family home in foreclosure, former Mayor Ray Nagin's wife has filed for bankruptcy in Texas.
Court records confirm Seletha Nagin this week filed for chapter 7 protection from 14 creditors, including the IRS and a lender who holds the note on the family home in Frisco, Texas.
As WWL-TV first reported last month, the home was scheduled for a foreclosure sale Tuesday.
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House passes bill legalizing raw milk sales: Snapshot
At-a-Glance: The House overwhelmingly passed legislation 77-19 that would allow for the sale of raw milk in Louisiana, albeit with a label warning people that consuming
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Edwin Edwards, Saints owner Rita Benson Leblanc drop by Louisiana Senate floor
Edwin Edwards and Rita Benson LeBlanc swung by the Louisiana State Capitol Wednesday (May 7) with their friends Trina and Pierre the Pelican. The former governor
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Consortiums vie to manage $546 million airport construction project
A pair of joint ventures on Thursday will compete for a contract to oversee $546 million in construction work associated with a planned new terminal at
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Louisiana Senate approves legislation that would kill east bank levee authority wetland lawsuit ...
The Louisiana Senate voted 24-15 on Wednesday in favor of legislation that would strip the east bank levee authority of its right to file suit to
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Man accused of child molestation in Bossier Parish
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Louisiana State Police investigators are asking for the public's help in locating a man wanted for three counts of molestation of juveniles in Bossier Parish.
Troopers are looking for 34-year-old Jeffery Scott Humphries of Stonewall, La. Humphries is a white male, 5'11" tall and about 160 pounds. Investigators say he also may be using the alias Jason Scott Bowen.
Humphries has prior military and prior law enforcement experience. He also is a trained martial arts fighter.
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Blood clot cited in jail death
The St. Bernard Parish coroner has ruled that a 19-year-old Chalmette woman who was found dead last month in her cell at the parish jail likely died of a blood clot in her lungs.
Coroner Bryan Bertucci said Wednesday that Nimali Henry’s death appeared to be the result of a clot that he believes traveled from a leg to her lungs.
Henry’s family said the finding supported their contention that she died because she was denied needed medication in jail.
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Players union files grievance on Graham’s behalf
“You don’t face too many tight ends or wide receivers that possess the play-making abilities he has.” CURTIS LOFTON, Saints linebacker
Having been handed a $7 million franchise tag classifying him as a tight end, Saints All-Pro Jimmy Graham has filed a grievance through the NFL players union arguing that he should be considered a wide receiver worth about $5 million more, a league source confirmed to The Advocate on Wednesday.
The NFL Players Association said it had no comment on the grievance when contacted after the news was first reported by USA Today.
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Proposal to post St. Tammany Parish government employees' salaries online hits another snag
A proposal to post the salaries of all St. Tammany Parish government employees online is heading back to the Parish Council's Finance Committee for a second
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Louisiana Heroes Day observed in senate chambers
Louisiana Heroes Day is observed in state senate chambers, Tuesday, May6, 2014, honoring fallen heroes with ties the to state. The ceremony included La. Army National
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FEMA tells Congress it has revised flood insurance rate tables to reflect new law
WASHINGTON -- Top Federal Emergency Management Agency officials told members of Congress Thursday the agency has completed new flood insurance rate tables to reflect lower
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Sheriff's Office, FBI investigate racist images found in Belle Chasse
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The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office and the FBI are investigating racist images found in Belle Chasse.
On April 28, deputies were notified about a rope with a noose-like knot hanging from a willow tree on the Mississippi River batture in the 14300 block of Highway 23. There was also what appeared to be racist graffiti at the scene. Two "K"s were spray-painted on the tree, and nearby the words "White Power" were found written on the cement levee embankment.
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Police capture man accused of child molestation in Bossier Parish
STONEWALL, LA (WVUE) -
Louisiana State Police investigators are asking for the public's help in locating a man wanted for three counts of molestation of juveniles in Bossier Parish.
Troopers are looking for 34-year-old Jeffery Scott Humphries of Stonewall, La. Humphries is a white male, 5'11" tall and about 160 pounds. Investigators say he also may be using the alias Jason Scott Bowen.
Humphries has prior military and prior law enforcement experience. He also is a trained martial arts fighter.
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